Sam Gives His Cat a Good Bit of Affection When

question 119

Multiple Choice

Sam gives his cat a good bit of affection when it jumps up on his desk. Even if Sam is busy working at his desk and there are papers covering the desktop, Sam's cat continues to jump up on the desk to get petted. The cat's behavior is MOST likely due to the learning process of:

• A) vicarious conditioning.
• B) classical conditioning.
• C) reinforcement.
• D) punishment.

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